ESXi cheat sheet

FDM host list:
/etc/opt/vmware/fdm/hostlist

Host VM inventory:
/etc/vmware/hostd/vmInventory.xml

vSphere ESXi 7.0 U3 VPXA configuration properties
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/87438?lang=en_US

In previous releases (before ESXi 7.0U3) you may be instructed by other KB article(s) to change some settings of ESXi service vpxa by directly editing its configuration file (/etc/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg) manually and restarting the vpxa service.

Since 7.0 U3 the service configuration settings are not stored in this file (/etc/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg), but in a special configuration store database.

The settings in the database are accessible using the tool /bin/configstorecli